The combination of small-animal PET and MRI data provides quantitative in vivo insights
into cardiac pathophysiology, integrating information on biology and morphology. We sought …

PET has become an important noninvasive imaging technique in cardiovascular research
for the characterization of mouse models in vivo. This modality offers unique insight into …

18F-FDG PET can identify areas of myocardial viability and necrosis and provide useful
information on the effectiveness of experimental techniques designed to improve contractile …

Recently, integrated small-animal PET/MRI prototypes that provide isochronous and
coregistered datasets of morphology and function through the simultaneous acquisition of …

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) research relies increasingly on small animal models and
noninvasive imaging methods such as MRI, single‐photon emission computed tomography …

Hybrid imaging devices including PET/CT and SPECT/CT have seen a great success in
clinical routine, especially in the field of oncology. With the recent advent of PET/MRI …

Background—We explored the feasibility of measuring regional tracer activity concentrations
and flow defects in myocardium of rats with a high spatial resolution small-animal PET …

Reliable, repeatable, and time-efficient noninvasive measurement of infarct size in mice with
PET would benefit studies aimed at the exploration of biochemical and functional changes …

Background—The goal of this study was to evaluate a new 18F-labeled positron-emission
tomography (PET) perfusion tracer, 18F BMS747158-02, for the assessment of myocardial …

This review article describes the clinical usefulness and future potential of two new methods
for the imaging of the heart, which have recently also become available outside research …